Manu le Prince

MADRUGADA : «Manu Le Prince n'est pas la plus connue des chanteuses de Latin Jazz, mais elle possède sans aucun doute l'une des plus belles voix dans ce domaine. Dans son dernier album Madrugada réédité chez Nocturne cette brésilienne de cœur mêle avec sensualité chaleur et élégance, le jazz et la bossa. Accompagnée par de flamboyants musiciens comme les pianistes Francis Lockwood et Hermeto Pascoal, Manu Le Prince interprète des standards, Ellington Jobim, Nougaro, et ses propres textes aux arrangements raffinés...» Germain Treille "France Info - Tendance Jazz" Avril 2006 BIOGRAPHY Latest news: Manu's New album "ALL TROUGH THE NIGHT- Tribute to Cole", with the trio Alain Jean Marie, Gilles Naturel & John Betsch, and also guests such as Xavier Richardeau, Francis and Didier Lockwood, Patrick Saussois, Pierre Mimran, Carlos Werneck, Stéphane Belmondo ...& others...will be released in september 2008. "As years go by, Manu Le Prince stands out today as one of the most important voices of latin jazz in France. A singer known for her warm and sensuous vocal timbre, she is also an accomplished lyric writer and composer, so adding to her interpretations of standard jazz songs a very personal touch, giving them a new dimension. Anglo-Argentinian by birth and brazilian by heart, Manu has been living between France and Brazil during the latest twenty years. Mixing intimately the Jazz music that rocked her childhood, with Bossa Nova and popular brazilian music (MPB), so following a path to success that started with her performances with Christian Vander's mythical french jazz band Magma, until more recently, through her collaboration with renowned brazilian performers such as trombonist Raul de Souza, Rosinha de Valença, or even more outstandingly with musician extraordinaire Hermeto Pascoal, who wrote the following liner note on her latest album MADRUGADA : “Ela pensa, ela sente, ela canta maravihosamente bem " (she thinks, she feels... she sings marvelously well)" She tours around the world with different musicians & bands such as : Francis Lockwood & Alain Jean Marie, and also Danilo Perez, Thierry Eliez, Frank Sitbon, Robert Persi (piano). Carlos Werneck, Acelino de Paula, Gilles Naturel & Bruno Rousselet (bass), Tatau Caetano, Fred Sicart, Luiz Augusto Cavani, John Betsch on drums , Cacau de Queiroz, Raul Mascarenhas (saxo & flute), Xavier Richardeau (baryton), Marc Berthoumieux, (accordeon), Stéphane Belmondo (bugle), Raul de Souza (trombone)...... -in Brazil : Kiko Continentino, Marcos Rezende, Fabio Torres (piano), Sergio Barroso, Arismar do Espirito Santo (bass & guitar), Filo Machado (guitar), Murilo Silva, Robertinho Silva, Pascoal Mereilles (drums), Luiz Carlos de Paula (percussion) ... Principal Festivals : Nancy Jazz Pulsations (1999 & 2006), Cuchadaçi Jazz Festival /Turkey (1999), TSF/ New Morning / Paris (2003), Antalya Jazz Festival / Turkey (2003), Sunside American Festival / Paris (2004 & 2007), Jazz à Vienne / théâtre Antique (2004), Jazz à l'Hospitalet /Narbonne (2004), Jazz in Marciac (2004), Festival de Xirocourt / Nancy (2004), Jazz à Abudhabi / Emirates (2005), Festival st Germain/ Paris (2005, 2006, 2007), Festival de Samois/ Django Reinhardt (2005), Festival MPB de Paris (2005) , Jazz entre les deux Tours / La Rochelle (2005), Festival français de Belo Horizonte/ BRASIL ( juillet 2006), Jazzfamili /Guise (2006), Meer Jazz Festival/ Amsterdam (may 2007), Euritmix Festival /Bruxelles (2007), Kranj Jazzkamp Festival/Slovenia (2007)... and others... Projects : Brazilian Tour (march & july 2008) for the release of her abum MADRUGADA in Brazil.Press on : www.manuleprince.com